Weighted hula hoops are all over social media — so we asked fitness professionals whether they’re really a great workout tool.

Nutritionist Pooja Makhija endorsed hula hooping in her latest Instagram post as a legitimate fitness activity that offers a multitude of benefits. NDTV Health Desk Health Mar 17, 2025 11:18 am IST ...

The new Smoky Bacon flavour will be available in a 6-pack multipack at a RRP of £2.35, making them ideal for sharing. The Hula Hoop team have described the flavour as “iconic” and hope the ...

The Hula-Hoop is one of the most famous toys in history, but the science behind it has gotten little attention. Some of us are master twirlers, while others can't manage more than one spin. So how ...

HARVARD — Put on your dancing shoes and grab some dazzling hoops for an unforgettable workshop of hula hoop magic. “Hula Hooping with Wild Kat Hoops” will be held at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb ...

BENGALURU: Brightly coloured hoops going round and round, staying afloat by the sheer rhythmic movements of someone’s waist is what most people think of when they hear ‘hula hooping’.

It turns out that hula hooping comes naturally to certain people and no matter how hard others may try, they still won’t be able to keep the hoop elevated for long. A new study published by ...

To keep a Hula-Hoop aloft, it helps to be in shape — literally. Experiments with gyrating, hoop-slinging robots have revealed how these spinning rings stay up despite the pull of gravity.

How hula hoops stay up The simplicity of the hula hoop, a child’s toy, belies the complexity of its rotational motion. Hip gyration sustains extended levitation of the hula hoop against gravity.

Enter the mini-robots There haven't been many prior studies on the physics of the Hula-Hoop. There was one in 1960 when the toy first became a modern fad, another in 1987, and a smattering of more ...

Science Physics Scientists identify the perfect hula hoop ‘body type’ Gyrating robots were involved. By Andrew Paul Published Jan 2, 2025 11:12 AM EST ...

This movie is taken from high-speed video of the experiments on a robotic hula hooper, whose hourglass form holds the hoop up and in place. Credit: NYU's Applied Mathematics Lab These shapes were ...